Cushion-tire.



W. S. WOODS.

CUSHION TIRE.

APPLICATION HLED 1m30. 19x5.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

W. S. WOODS.

CUSHION TIRE. APPLlcATIoN min 1AN.30,1915.

Patented Nov. 21, M16.

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'l side elevation of one adjusting means for the central belt or mem.n

lllllLLIAM S. WOIDS, OlE NEWCASTLE, XNDIANA.

CUSHION-TIRE.

specification of Letters raient'.

Application filed January 30, 1915. Serial No. 5,2;70.

To all flu/wm 'it may concern Be it known that I, VVILLiAM S. WOODS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newcastle, in the county of Henry and State ot lndiana, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cushion-Tires; and l do hereby declare the following to vbe a full, clear, and exact description of the inl vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

This invention relates to cushion tires, the principal object being to provide a tire to take the place of the ordinary pneumatic tire, and to eliminate the defects of pneumatic tires by providing a non--puncturablel tire, and one which will not collapse or blow-out, and at the same time will provide means for absorbing shocks orjars of an automobile or other vehicle.

rlhe foregoing and other objects may be attained by means ot' the construction illus trated in he accompanying drawings,l in which- Figure l is a side elevation and partial section oi' a cushion tire and wheel made in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is va `sectional view taken on the line 220 lig.

1, Fig. 3 is a sectional-view taken on the' line 3-3 of Fig. 1,l lligjf is a detail sectional view ot the central belt adjusting means and the spring actuated levers operating on lthe central belt or member7 Fig. 5` is a view in of the spokes 'and the ber,l1`ig. bis a sectional view taken on Vthe line 66 of Figa, looking in the direction by the arrow.

indicated by the arrow, and Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view taken on the line7'- 7 of Fig. Ll, looking in the direction indicated lteierring to the drawings, the numeral 1 ldesignates the central flexible belt,.2 designates the inner belt, and 3 the 'curved outer belt. Secured to the-inner belt 2 vis a series ot blocks a slightly 1spaced. apart and said blocks'coinprising a base portion connected to the belt 2 in any suitable manner, and taf terminal 5. "lhese upwardly paring toward the inner blocks extend entirely around the belt 2, and connected to the belt 3 are similar blocks 6, said blocks being interposed between the blocks Ll, so that the The belt A1 entends The central Vquired tension to the tire.

#rods 2a".- "llhe upper are shouldered as illustrated at 2( 'to re-l ceive afwrench-'for fadjustingthe rods 24h' and downwardly vwithin the are provided.with.` -downwardly*v depending flanges 28 which are ,f

' bolts 29.v Springs 30- apertured to receive and are eachcon# arrangement is suchthat the blocks 4 willoccupy the space between the blocks 6.

between the blocks e: andl 6 and mounted at the curved ends ot" the blocks are rollers 7, said rollers being journaledk in the blocks and having their outer surfaces extending but slightly beyond the ter minal ends of the blocks.

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The inner belt 2 is secured to the elly 9 belt 3 and passed through one of the blocks 6 and passed through the central belt l which is provided with elongated slots to allow it to move relatively to the blocks. The free ends of the bolts 12 pass through openings in the inner belt 2'and the telly 9, to be received in cap nuts 'll to allow the bolts to move inwardly and outwardly from the telly 9.

belt lhas its ends passed into and out through levers 15, said levers being pivoted at 16 to the telly. The ends of vthe belt 1 are connected by means of metal clips 17 to bolts 18 which two adjusting plates 19. Connected to opposite sides of one ol the spokes '10 are threaded bolts 20, said bolts being connected by a single screw or bolt 21 to the.spole 10, the outer ends of the bolts 20 extending through the adjusting plates 19 and proi vided with ari-adjusting nut 22. lBy adjust ing the nuts 22 the belt l may be shortened or lengthened as desired to give the re- The central belt 1 entends through `one arm of each of the arms of said levers. l

. The arms 15a are each pivotally connected at 23 to rods 24 which extend out of the telly 9 through openings 25e@ and have their u free ends enlarged to form internally screwthreaded sockets. Rods 24.1 are screwed into the sockets and are provided with shoulders 25 .to support 'plates apertured to receive sockets. The. plates 26 extend across betweenV 26 which are centrally the upper ends of the `r 'ends' of therods 241: j

snrrbund the-bolts 2li structed from a continuous pieceof. resilient. "metal, bent intermediatetheir ends toto-rm ire wardly against the tension ofthe springs 30. The levers l are caused tomove by the blocks 4 moving between the blocks 3,

causing the central belt l to move and pull downwardly upon the free ends of the levers l5. Therefore it can be seen that the springs absorb all shocks and jars caused by the wheel passing over uneven ground. f

The outer cover or tread portion of the tire 32 is secured l at its opposite edges to the rim iianges 33 on the opposite sides of the felly in any suitable manner.

I causes a pull on the levers 15 andthe rods j 24 to be moved against the tension of the The springs 30 and the levers l5 and connected parts are covered by means of plates 34 secured at opposite sides to the spokes l()l by means of suitable connections 35, and these plates may be provided with openings to receive a wrench for turning` the shouldered ends 27 ot the rods 2 4" and 'the nut 22 foradjustin the tension` of the central belt l at its en s In operation, when the wheel strikes an obstacle in the road way the blocks 4 and j 6 will be moved in the direction of each other, carrying with them the belt 1', which springs 30, whereby a cushioneifect is provided to the wheel which will eliminate the employmentof pneumatic tires.

AFrom the foregoing it will be obvious that a cushion tire made in accordance with this invention will obviate the present tire troubles, cannot be piinctured, cannot be blown out, will absorb the shocks and jars incident to travel on rough roads, can be adjusted in accordance with lthe load to be carried, and is strong, durable and elicient for its purpose.

Various changes may be made in the de- 1 tails of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

What is claimed -is 1. A. cushion vtire comprising an innerlj` member4 secured to the telly of a wheel, an outer curved member, said member carrying intermediately disposed and alternately extend, and nuts on said bolts for adjusting the ends of the central belt, levers pivoted to the telly', said belt extending through the lfree ends of said levers, bolts pivoted to the opposite ends of the levers, springs surrounding said bolts, and means the tension of said springs. l

2E A cushion tire comprising inner and outer members tapering'blocks connected to said inner and outer members and being oppositely disposed and alternately arranged, an intermediate belt, bolts extending through said inner and outer members and through said central belt, means for adjusting the ends of said central belt, levers pivoted to the inner members and receiving said central belt in one of their ends,'spiral for adjusting springs, bolts connected to said levers and extending through said springs, means forv a wheel, rollers jourthe levers, an element connecting the endsl of the belt, means adjustably connecting said element Mto the wheel, and tension springs carried by the wheel and connected to the other ends of said levers.

ln testimony whereof aifx my signature in lpresence o.l two witnesses.

i W'HLIAM S.WOOS. VVlilfitnesses': i

- Don Lines,

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